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Hotel The Celestine Kyoto Gion
Kyoto, Japan · Celestine Hotels · Accessible Luxury
Mitsui Fudosan's first Celestine opened on 7 September 2017 on Yasaka-dori in Higashiyama, with 157 rooms and a rule that guests take their shoes off in the rooms. Yasaka Endo is the restaurant downstairs and a bar pours after the large communal bath, on the spa floors, for guests returning from the shrine streets of Gion, a few minutes walk away.
- 157 rooms
- Opened 2017
- Neighborhood: Gion / Higashiyama
- Rooms from 277 sq ft (26 m²)
About Hotel The Celestine Kyoto Gion
- Hotel The Celestine Kyoto Gion opened on 7 September 2017 with 157 rooms on Yasaka-dori, Higashiyama, Mitsui Fudosan's first Celestine hotel.
- Guests take their shoes off in the rooms, a Celestine Gion rule from opening day.
- Yasaka Endo is the restaurant, a bar pours in the evening, and a large communal bath is on the spa floors.
- The Ginza and Tokyo Shiba Celestine hotels followed the Kyoto opening.
- Entry-level rooms start at 277 sq ft (26 m²).
History
Opened 7 September 2017 as Mitsui Fudosan's first Celestine hotel: 157 rooms at 572 Komatsu-cho, Yasaka-dori, Higashiyama. Shoes-off rooms, Yasaka Endo, BAR 近江栄, large bath.
The setting
572 Komatsu-cho, Yasaka-dori, Higashiyama, Kyoto, on the Gion / Yasaka side of the district.
Restaurants and bars
- Yasaka Endo THE CELESTINE KYOTO GION — Restaurant · Japanese (tempura kaiseki mentioned in a story)
- Bar Oumie — Bar
Experiences
- Guest Lounge (feel the warmth of wood) — Guest lounge with free drinks and sweets, Kyoto books and magazines, and origami and one-stroke paper.
- Large Public Bath — Modern Japanese public bath on B1 for hotel guests, with the atmosphere of the ancient city.
- Tei-En miniature garden — Japanese garden showing the four seasons of Kyoto, with Tanba stone masonry and Japanese red pine, mountain cherry and Japanese maple.
- Yasaka Endo restaurant and Bar Oumie — Long-established Japanese restaurant and cocktail bar in Gion.
- Local experience of Kyoto traditions, taste and aesthetics — Experiences unique to the land, presented as the hotel's Local Experience.
- Anniversary celebration — Anniversary hospitality including box flowers in original wooden boxes.
Amenities
- In-room dining featuring Yasaka Endo Tempura
- Kyoto Gion Concierge Tour
- Familient child concierge service
- Tei-En miniature garden on 1F, viewable from lobby and guest room corridors
- Concierge service
Awards
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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